Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Dancing Princess
Here is my beautiful princess Zoie headed off to ballet and tap. Since class is 1 1/2 hours, she takes a snack bag, which is in her right hand. The pink ballet bag has 3 dance skirts in addition to ballet and new tap shoes. She never knows what skirt she wants to wear when we are getting ready.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Zoie's water trick
Zoie and Vance were in the backyard playing with the rocket, a water rocket that launches from the water pressure. I look over as I am trimming the raspberries to see this trick.
What's up with Zoie's crazy hair do????
What's up with Zoie's crazy hair do????
Race track in the shop
I pulled my Mustang out of the shop so the kids could ride their bikes easier than in the rocky driveway. They had a great time chasing each other in the "obstacle" course. They had to go around the rotetiller and riding lawn mower. How many different bikes does Zoie ride?
Total concentration to ride the scooter. Love the tongue!
Total concentration to ride the scooter. Love the tongue!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Fourth of July
For our final fourth of July activities, we went to a local playground and let the kids run free. There were even other "friends" to play with. Of course, a former high school classmate/basketball player of Ty's arrived with his 2 year old son and very pregnant wife. (Just like I noted earlier, Ty has more friends). Notice I dressed the kids in red, white and blue for the special day. Ty did not follow the dress protocal for the day. I even wore my red NCAA sweet 16 WKU shirt from our trip to Phoenix in March.
Logger Roedo Carnival, Sedro Woolley
Here are pictures from our first carnival. Expensive tickets. Height and age requirements limited Vance's participation until Ty saw some dad take his son that was smaller than the height requirement.
Mom had to ride with Vance. See below for more of the story about why Ty couldn't take him. This is near the end of the ride and Vance finally sees Zoie who is 2 rockets in front of us.
The agony of defeat on the water squirting game. "I wanted to win"
Big girl Zoie rides the carnival rides by herself.
Vance is denied entry to the "Construction Zone" ride.
This is a better view of the ride.
Look at me. I am big enough to ride by myself.
"I'll take him" says Ty. I started to take a video of big Ty trying to fit into the little rocket seat. Just as I started, he realized there was no way he was going to fit so it was now my job. I could barely fit and if I was any farther along, I wouldn't have fit either.
Vance's day
Puddles
Just like the dirt pile, Zoie and Vance love puddles. I washed my car and a small puddle was made. The water bucket made it bigger and the kids loved it.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Do you know?
It seems like most people know and are just waiting for me to do something. But for those of you who are clueless, yeah! Ty and I are expecting our third baby in January. Sometimes I think, I know, I will be insane, but I also know that being a mom is the best thing in the world so I will love every crazy moment. Zoie and Vance are 26 months apart and Vance and baby #3 will be 27 months apart. From watching Zoie and Vance play together this summer as best buddies, I am excited that all will be so close in age. When I told Zoie about the baby, she is so excited to get a baby sister. When I brought home an ultrasound picture from the doctors office showing a little "bean" (2 inches), she says "Oh is that my baby sister?" Even when we talk about if the baby is a boy, "Oh mom, you are all mixed up. I am getting a baby sister." She loves to tell people that we are going to the hospital to get a baby sister tomorrow. Atleast she remembers that babies come from the hospital. Vance has no concept of the new baby. I will only be teaching 3 hours next school year. I plan to be off from mid-January until mid-March.
Chelsea tagged me. . ..
So here are my answers. Like Jade said, I don't want to be the one who doesn't play along.
What is his name? Ty Carl Youngren
How long have you been together? Since October 1999. After a year, I left for Kentucky to finish school and returned the following May and we were married that August.
Who said I love you first? Probably Ty. He had bugged me for weeks to come over to his house after work for dinner. I kept saying no cause I was kinda involved with someone else. Finally I said yes to a steak dinner, potatoes and veggies at 4am and have never left since. (Ty and I worked together bartending for several years. For the first year, we worked every shift together. It was great -- besides getting to be with him, we worked very well together. We closed the bar together every Sunday night. And when we weren't working, we were snowboarding, biking or eating out)
Who is taller? Ty, by about 13 inches. I hope the kids are taller than me too!
Who can sing better? No me. I am only the best singer when it is me alone in the car.
Who is smarter? I have book smarts and not a good memory. Ty is "street" smart and has book smarts too but uses them less than me.
Who does the laundry? Me. Since I don't want my work clothes shrunk or the new cloth diapers ruined, I wash, dry, fold, & put away the clothes.
Who does the dishes? Whirlpool, thedishwasher now that we have a new kitchen (fall 06), but we share the handwashing duties
Who sleeps on the right side? Me.
Who mows the lawn? I like to push the mower, and Ty rides the mower that always has a flat tire with the kids, so we both do. In the summer, I like to do it for Ty since he has bad allergies and likes to relax when he comes home from work and I am home all day.
Who cooks dinner? Both of us. I probably do more since I get home first and am home all summer. I used to stink as a cook, but I have gotten better over the years.
Who drives? I should, but I have making the decisions of where to go, so I left Ty drive more often than not.
Who is a better driver? Me.
Who is more stubborn? Probably me. Things bother me more than Ty.
Who kissed who first? I think Ty kissed me in my car. I really don't remember. . . that's not good. I 'll ask him and see what he says.
Who proposed? No one; it was kinda assumed. After I packed up the Honda and Ty to move back to school (Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY), we stopped in jewelry shop in South Dakota and got some similar black hills gold rings. But it was not an engagment ring -- more like promise rings. But I think an official asking may have come on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov 2000), when Ty surprised me and bought a ring. It was exactly what I wanted to!
Who has more friends? Ty. Although we both grew up here, I am an introvert. I am a home body and prefer family and my few close friends. Having worked in the bar industry for so many years, Ty knows EVERYONE and they miss seeing him out.
Who is more sensitive? Me.
Who has more siblings? Since Ty is the only child, it would have to be me. I have a younger brother, by 15 months, Paul. He's a good guy!
Thanks for making me play! I hope everyone can come up to our house so all the kids can play togehter. Our house is so big that everyone is welcome to stay here.
What is his name? Ty Carl Youngren
How long have you been together? Since October 1999. After a year, I left for Kentucky to finish school and returned the following May and we were married that August.
Who said I love you first? Probably Ty. He had bugged me for weeks to come over to his house after work for dinner. I kept saying no cause I was kinda involved with someone else. Finally I said yes to a steak dinner, potatoes and veggies at 4am and have never left since. (Ty and I worked together bartending for several years. For the first year, we worked every shift together. It was great -- besides getting to be with him, we worked very well together. We closed the bar together every Sunday night. And when we weren't working, we were snowboarding, biking or eating out)
Who is taller? Ty, by about 13 inches. I hope the kids are taller than me too!
Who can sing better? No me. I am only the best singer when it is me alone in the car.
Who is smarter? I have book smarts and not a good memory. Ty is "street" smart and has book smarts too but uses them less than me.
Who does the laundry? Me. Since I don't want my work clothes shrunk or the new cloth diapers ruined, I wash, dry, fold, & put away the clothes.
Who does the dishes? Whirlpool, thedishwasher now that we have a new kitchen (fall 06), but we share the handwashing duties
Who sleeps on the right side? Me.
Who mows the lawn? I like to push the mower, and Ty rides the mower that always has a flat tire with the kids, so we both do. In the summer, I like to do it for Ty since he has bad allergies and likes to relax when he comes home from work and I am home all day.
Who cooks dinner? Both of us. I probably do more since I get home first and am home all summer. I used to stink as a cook, but I have gotten better over the years.
Who drives? I should, but I have making the decisions of where to go, so I left Ty drive more often than not.
Who is a better driver? Me.
Who is more stubborn? Probably me. Things bother me more than Ty.
Who kissed who first? I think Ty kissed me in my car. I really don't remember. . . that's not good. I 'll ask him and see what he says.
Who proposed? No one; it was kinda assumed. After I packed up the Honda and Ty to move back to school (Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY), we stopped in jewelry shop in South Dakota and got some similar black hills gold rings. But it was not an engagment ring -- more like promise rings. But I think an official asking may have come on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov 2000), when Ty surprised me and bought a ring. It was exactly what I wanted to!
Who has more friends? Ty. Although we both grew up here, I am an introvert. I am a home body and prefer family and my few close friends. Having worked in the bar industry for so many years, Ty knows EVERYONE and they miss seeing him out.
Who is more sensitive? Me.
Who has more siblings? Since Ty is the only child, it would have to be me. I have a younger brother, by 15 months, Paul. He's a good guy!
Thanks for making me play! I hope everyone can come up to our house so all the kids can play togehter. Our house is so big that everyone is welcome to stay here.
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